Resources

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Language: Services in French/English with the possibility to request a translator for another language if needed.

Hours & cost: Open 24 hours per day for emergencies, call to make an appointment. Free.

Notes:Requires a doctor’s referral. Will see anyone of any age or location, even if they lack a healthcare card or a fixed address, etc. Specializes in mental health (does not include autism) including eating disorders, mental illness, mood problems etc. Some buildings are wheelchair accessible and some aren’t.

Notes: Available to Concordia students only with valid student ID and who are registered in classes. Services not available to those without a fixed address or valid healthcare card. Wheelchair accessible. Limited number of sessions over the course of a student’s degree. Some sensitivity training to LGBTQ issues and somewhat trans positive. You can see the list of current counsellors here: http://www.concordia.ca/students/counselling-life-skills/meet-counsellors.html

Hours & cost: Monday-Friday 9 am – 5 pm. Free unless cancellation happens less than in 24 hours in advance (20$), if someone does not show up (60$).

Language: French/English

Notes: Available only to full-time McGill students with a valid student ID and valid healthcare cards. Wheelchair accessible, including washrooms. Gender neutral washrooms available. Staff have training in LGBT sensitivity.

Description: Services for family, friends and caregivers of people navigating mental illness. Short-term counselling & support groups, coping skills training, education for families, on-site support for caregivers of loved ones admitted to the ER of the Douglas Hospital.

Notes: No specific sensitivity training, but the staff are very familiar with LGBTQ folks.

Hours: Drop-in medical clinic most Tuesday & Thursday evenings. Spaces are limited so you must arrive before 5pm on clinic nights. Free.

Notes:Services are limited to people 25 and under (but resources & referrals available to people above 25). Other services include legal services, young parents’ program, youth drop-in centre, street workers, counselling, tutoring and more. The organization also has a wide variety of information available on sexuality and sexual health. Queer- and Trans-Friendly. Not wheelchair accessible.

Description: Full medical clinic, including STD and HIV prevention, treatment, and information. Most services are free with Quebec Health Card, but call ahead to confirm. Medical treatment and psychosocial support available for HIV-positive patients.

Description: Non-profit organization with a large team of therapists who provide counsellingat sliding scale ratesfor individuals, couples, families and groups dealing with a variety of life circumstances and mental health issues. 2 specialized teams – one made up of LGBT identified/friendly therapists(PRIDE Team) and another that specializes in anorexia and bulimia (Eating Disorder Team).

Cost: $40 processing fee to open a file ($30 if unemployed). $35-$100 sliding scale for 60 minute sessions, depending on income (you will be asked to show proof of income to determine eligibility for sliding scale rates).

Notes: Located in Westmount, near Atwater metro. Wheelchair accessible, though bathrooms have limited accessibility. Gendered bathrooms.

Notes: Queer and trans positive, between 30-40% of clients are trans, and many queer folks, sex-worker + and polyamoury +.Coverage by some benefit plans, including Concordia’s health plan under naturopathy. Not wheelchair accessible, but willing to negotiate seeing someone at another location. Can access services without address, ID, healthcare card etc. Gender neutral bathrooms.

Notes:Queer +, Trans +, BDSM +, has worked with many queer people and transitioning people.NDG near Vendome metro. Wheelchair accessible, but her office is very small, so that could be difficult, 6th floor. Gender neutral washrooms

Cost: $125 – sliding scale has limited room, but is based on income (covered by some benefit plans)Description: Focus on eating disorders, self-injury, survivors of abuse and trauma,
anxiety, depression, women’s issues. Works from feminist and multicultural
perspective. Is available for couples counseling

Notes: Is queer/LGB, trans and polyamory positive, though it’s not a
primary focus of her work.Westmount area, not wheelchair accessible, no gender neutral washroom, no cards/address (health care, state issued ID) needed

Language: Services offered in Englishbut can give referrals or more info about her services in both English & French. Able to work with English-to-French (or other languages) translators and ASL & LSQ interpreters.

Description: Work with individuals, couples and families as well as people who have come together for reasons other than traditional family groupings such as friends, alternative family structures, roommates and work colleagues. Client-centred, collaborative, LGBTQ-friendly and anti-oppressive framework. Mostly cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and emotion-focused therapy (EFT). Works mostly with people coming with difficulties in daily struggles, problems and relational issues rather than those coping with more severe mental health issues. Participation in queer, radical and anarchist communities – comfortable with their wide variety of ways of being, values and relationship styles. Able to write letters required for gender transition.

Notes: Sees clients at the Argyle Institute near Atwater metro. Building is wheelchair accessible but bathrooms have limited accessibility and are gender assigned.

Description: I believe in building community and social support as empowerment and resilience. I incorporate imagery, storytelling, meditation, and mindfulness in my therapeutic work. I specialize in working with anxiety, negative self talk, trauma and grief work and encourage clients to gain awareness of their own boundaries, needs and values.

Yael Glick

Email: yaelglick@yahoo.com

Cost: Sliding scale down to $40.

Langauge: Speaks English, Hebrew and Swedish and understands French.

Notes:Doesn’t do crisis-situation or one-time counseling. No wheelchair access. Very comfortable with trans clients. Healthcare cards are not necessary but an address would be good. Queen Mary close to Snowdon metro.

Hannah Harris-Sutro

Email: hannah@bodywitch.com

Cost:$40-100/hour sliding scale

Language: English

Description: Somatic counseling that guides folks to connect with the power and wisdom of their own bodies, using conversation, gesture, sensation, movement, mindfulness and narrative therapy tools. Low-touch or no-touch sessions are always available. Harm-reductive, anti-oppressive, consent-based, you are the expert on you. Office located near métro Lionel-Groulx.

Notes:If you don’t use other support services because they don’t get your body, your identity, or experience, I might be a good fit for you! Questions from clients or prospective clients about my background, training, experience, and/or approach are always encouraged. Please get in touch if you have questions about accessibility of the space.

Description: Assistance for victims of domestic violence. Reception, support, guidance and referrals to specialized services through a confidential and anonymous phone service. Also has shelters for women victims and their children, victim accompaniment, follow-up care, outside counseling and a hotline.

Description: Free bilingual support services for all victims of sexual assault, abuse, and/or incest, as well as for their family and friends. 24/7 crisis line for sexual assault victims. Free & confidential. Phoneline available to people of all ages, other services only available to those over 18. Other services include accompaniment for medical and legal appointments, short-term counseling for those who experienced sexual assault in the previous 12 months, as well as their family and friends.

Notes: Those who do not speak English or French are asked to come accompanied by someone who does. If this is not possible the centre will try to find an interpreter.

Description: The Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students’ Society (SACOMSS) is a volunteer-run organization committed to supporting survivors of sexual assault and their allies through direct support, advocacy, and outreach. Services include Drop-In and Line (DIAL), Support Groups, Advocacy, and Outreach. Additionally, we offer sexual assault sensitivity training to McGill and Montreal groups, provide information and referrals, and organize events to raise awareness about sexual assault.

Description: The Centre for Gender Advocacy (CGA) is an independent, student-funded, Concordia University organization, mandated to promoting gender equality and empowerment particularly as it relates to marginalized communities. This mandate is achieved through on-going programming, campaigns, resources, services, and advocacy. The organization has a wide variety of resources available and can make referrals.Services offered include peer-support & advocacy, listening line, binder (chest compression vest) exchange program, needle/gear-exchange, safer sex supplies.

Notes: Queer- and Trans-Friendly. Services are open to anyone, free and confidential. Centre is wheelchair accessible.

Description: The Youth Center provides support and referrals to young people with questions about their sexuality or gender identity. Folks can call in to talk to someone, or to arrange a one-on-one meeting.

Description: Jeunesse Lambda is a community organization created by and for lesbian, gay, and bisexual francophone youth aged 25 and under in Montreal. Many activities are geared towards assisting youth with questions about sexuality, coming-out, and acceptance.

Description: ASTT(e)Q is a working group of CACTUS Montreal, that provides support and referrals specifically to Transvestite and Transexual persons in Quebec. ASST(e)Q can help trans folks get connected to a whole variety of services, and also provides a great community with weekly drop-in events etc.

Description: The Union for Gender Empowerment is a trans-positive feminist service of the Student Society of McGill University (SSMU). Alternative lending library (with over a thousand titles!); a co-op stocking pay-what-you-can ecologically responsible menstrual products, DIY sex toys, safer sex supplies, and gender empowerment items; and a zine library. The UGE also runs trans* 101/allyship and anti-oppression workshops for other organizations and projects, and has a resource binder with information about abortion services, counseling, and queer/trans*-friendly health services in Montreal.

Notes:Services open to anyone. Wheelchair-accessible safe(r) space for people of all genders.

Description: Phone support line for trans people, staffed by trans people. This line is primarily for transgender people experiencing a crisis. This includes people who may be struggling with their gender identity and are not sure that they are transgender. While our goal is to prevent self harm, we welcome the call of any transgender person in need. We will do our very best to connect them with services that can help them meet that need. If you are not sure whether you should call or not, then please call us.

Description: Depressed Anonymous formed to provide therapeutic resources for depressed individuals of all ages. They work with chronically depressed people and those recently discharged from health facilities who were treated for depression.